John McCracken Robinson

John McCracken Robinson (10 April 1794-25 April 1843) was a US Senator from Illinois (D) from 11 December 1830 to 3 March 1841, succeeding David J. Baker and preceding Samuel McRoberts.

Biography
John McCracken Robinson was born in Georgetown, Kentucky in 1794, and he became a lawyer in Carmi, Illinois in 1818. He served as a judge of the Illinois Supreme Court and a general in the state militia before being appointed to the US Senate in 1830 to fill David J. Baker's vacant seat. He died in Ottawa, Illinois in 1843.